CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Cleco Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in Cleco Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating
to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
August 22, 2000
